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Amine vs Octopamine - What's the difference?

amine | octopamine |

As nouns the difference between amine and octopamine

is that amine is (inorganic chemistry) a functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals while octopamine is (organic compound) an aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol , related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine.

amine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
  • (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

    • Derived terms

    * primary amine e.g. methylamine * secondary amine e.g. dimethylamine * tertiary amine e.g. trimethylamine * quaternary ammonium compound e.g.tetramethylammonium hydroxide * amino- * amino

    See also

    * ammine

    Anagrams

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    octopamine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia octopamine) (-)
  • (organic compound) An aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol , related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine